Dictionary of Banking Terms: cash ratio
cash ratio
ratio of total cash plus short-term investment securities to total bank assets; a liquidity ratio.
Dictionary of Business Terms: cash ratio
cash ratio
ratio of cash and marketable securities to current liabilities; refinement of the quick ratio. The cash ratio tells the extent to which liabilities could be liquidated immediately. Sometimes called liquidity ratio.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: cash ratio
cash ratio
ratio of cash and marketable securities to current liabilities; a refinement of the quick ratio. The cash ratio tells the extent to which liabilities could be liquidated immediately. Sometimes called liquidity ratio.
